Check the pilot bearing (bushing) in the flywheel and replace if needed.
Also check the u-joints on the drive shaft
Don Elliott 1958 TR3A
Montreal, Canada
From: ptegler@cablespeed <ptegler@cablespeed.com>
> For those not remembering.....
> I had a strange vibration at 2.5-3krpm in
> my '75 Spit
>
> at road speed, whether in gear, or in neutral
> drifting at speed, ...revving the engine it vibrated.
>
> Well I just pulled the tranny again (man I'm
> getting good at this)
>
> With a jack to support the motor, clutch still attached
> I fired it up. NO VIBRATION AT ANY SPEED!
>
> So... if drifting at speed in neutral, engine idling...
> doesn't vibrate, and now with the tranny out
> and no vibration regardless of engine speed...
> would I be correct in assuming it HAS to be the
> input shaft on the tranny...either the input end in
> the crank or the bearing on the input shaft
> in the tranny ? bent input shaft? yes there is a bit
> of 'forceable' movement on the input shaft!
>
> HELP I need ideas... suggestions... even wisecracks
> accepted at this point.
>
> tia
>
> Paul Tegler
> ptegler@cablespeed.com
> www.teglerizer.com
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